Somebody once told me If you’re misundertood, it’s your fault You’re responsible, not the other party Because You’re responsible for the words that came out of your mouth That you say them in a way the meaning is correctly put across That the meaning which leaves your mouth is the same meaning received at the [...]
“Perhaps it is to restrain factionalism, arbitrate disagreements, groom and assess future leaders, that the positions of senior minister and minister mentor have been institutionalised,” said Mr Ho, who feels the PAP’s “extraordinary cohesion” over five decades has owed much to “the forceful personality of Lee Kuan Yew”. — Newspaper Article “Possble Singapores, beyond Lee [...]
“Love can Overcome All Obstacles.” (Sounds great) But One Obstacle is Enough to Hinder it. Isn’t it? Idealism? Or Scepticism? or Cynicism? or Realism? The more We should treasure it… “A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.” — Stalin, Joseph.
There is a phrase people use: “I’m not getting any younger.” “Getting any younger”? Chronologically, it doesn’t make sense, right? How do we “get any younger”? I wonder =)
Thank you Susan Boyle… For that Huge Lesson “We were all laughing at you; no one is laughing at you now.” You have put us all to shame For who are we to place judgement on anybody else Yes it’s a huge “wake-up call” To remind us of our self-conceit, our cynicism To look ourselves [...]
She: “We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts I’m standing there on a balcony in summer air See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns See you make your way through the crowd and say, ‘Hello’ Little did I know… That you were Romeo [...]
Dreams are true while they last And do we not Live in Dreams “Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?” — Lord Tennyson, Alfred. The Higher Pantheism. “I dream, therefore I exist.” — Strindberg, August. A Madman’s Defense. Are we Madmen all…